A revival may be expected when Christians have a spirit of prayer for a revival. That is, when they pray as if their hearts were set upon it. Sometimes Christians are not engaged in definite prayer for a revival, not even when they are warm in prayer. Their minds are upon something else ; they are praying for something else — the salvation of the heathen and the like — and not for a revival among themselves. But when they feel the want of a revival, they pray for it; they feel for their own families and neighbourhoods ; they pray for them as if they could not be denied. What constitutes a spirit of prayer? Is it many prayers and warm words ? No prayer is the state of the heart. The spirit of prayer is a state of continual desire and anxiety of mind for the salvation of sinners. It is something that weighs them down. It is the same , so far as the philosophy of mind is concerned, as when a man is anxious for some worldly interest. A Christian who has this spirit of prayer feel anxious for souls. It is the subject of his thoughts all the time, and makes him look and act as if he had a load on his mind. He thinks of it by day, and dreams of it by night. This is properly "praying without ceasing". His prayer seem to flow from his heart liquid as water: "O Lord, revive Thy work" . Sometimes this feeling is very deep; persons have been bowed down so that they could neither stand nor sit.
Thank you! I have really been encouraged, challenged and motivated by this audiobook. It really and truly has stirred my heart to take action and see the power of God manifest in my life on a daily basis. Many blessings!
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A revival may be expected when Christians have a spirit of prayer for a revival. That is, when they pray as if their hearts were set upon it. Sometimes Christians are not engaged in definite prayer for a revival, not even when they are warm in prayer. Their minds are upon something else ; they are praying for something else — the salvation of the heathen and the like — and not for a revival among themselves. But when they feel the want of a revival, they pray for it; they feel for their own families and neighbourhoods ; they pray for them as if they could not be denied. What constitutes a spirit of prayer? Is it many prayers and warm words ? No prayer is the state of the heart. The spirit of prayer is a state of continual desire and anxiety of mind for the salvation of sinners. It is something that weighs them down. It is the same , so far as the philosophy of mind is concerned, as when a man is anxious for some worldly interest. A Christian who has this spirit of prayer feel anxious for souls. It is the subject of his thoughts all the time, and makes him look and act as if he had a load on his mind. He thinks of it by day, and dreams of it by night. This is properly "praying without ceasing". His prayer seem to flow from his heart liquid as water: "O Lord, revive Thy work" . Sometimes this feeling is very deep; persons have been bowed down so that they could neither stand nor sit.
Thank you! I have really been encouraged, challenged and motivated by this audiobook. It really and truly has stirred my heart to take action and see the power of God manifest in my life on a daily basis. Many blessings!